KANAKAGIRI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2023
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2023
42,632
24.15% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPBASAVARAJ DADESUGUR
- Votes
- 63,532
- Vote share
- 35.98%
- Behind by
- 42,632
Electors
2,25,454
Total votes polled
1,76,553
Valid votes
1,76,553
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 2023
13 candidates · 1,76,553 valid votes
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPAINCwon
1,06,164
60.1%
BASAVARAJ DADESUGURBJP
63,532
36.0%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
1,600
0.9%
CHARUL VENKANTRAMANA DASARIKALYANARAJYAPRAGATHIPAKSHA
1,319
0.8%
KENCHAPPA LINGAPPA HIREKHEDCPI(ML)(L)
747
0.4%
P V RAJAGOPALJD(S)
709
0.4%
SANDEEP SANJEEVAPPA BUDAGUMPAIND
678
0.4%
YARISWAMY NAGESHAPPA KUNTOJIAAAP
515
0.3%
RAMESHIND
422
0.2%
B JNANASUNDARIND
396
0.2%
H HULUGAPPAIND
191
0.1%
GANESHKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
144
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA | INC | 1,06,164 | 60.13% | BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR | 42,632 |
| 2018 | BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR | BJP | 87,735 | 52.38% | SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | 14,225 |
| 2013 | SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | INC | 49,451 | 36.51% | BASAVARAJ DADHESUGURU | 5,052 |
| 2008 | SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | IND | 32,743 | 33.88% | BHAVANIMATH MUKUNDARAO | 2,183 |
| 2004 | VEERAPPA DEVAPPA KESARAHATTI G | BJP | 46,712 | 41.91% | MALLIKARJUNA NAGAPPA M | 5,576 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANAKAGIRI assembly constituency in 2023?
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA (INC) won KANAKAGIRI in 2023, by a margin of 42,632 votes.
Which party has won KANAKAGIRI the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KANAKAGIRI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KANAKAGIRI the most times?
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA, with 1 win between 2023 and 2023.







